Cloth-guiding means for looms



Nov. I5, l927. l,649,612

E. s. M E ET A1.

CLOTH GUIDING MEANS FOR LOQMS Patented Nov. 15, 192 7.

, UNITED STATES PATENT oFFiCE.

ELIAS S. MOORE AND ARTEUR L. GARNER, OF LYNCHB'UILG, VIRGINIA, ASSIGNBSTO DRAPER CORPORATION; OF I-IOPEDALE, MASSACHUSETTS, Ae CORPORATION OFMAINE.

cLorH-Gurnme MEANs roa rooms.

of the objects of the present invention is to provide means of simpleand. effective character for guiding the cloth as itis wound upon thecloth roll shaft to insure that the selvage edges will be superimposedone upon the other.

A further object of the present invention is to provide aL cloth guidingmeans which shall be simple in construction, readily applied to existinglooms, and wherein the number' of parts will be simplified and minimizedand provide a resilient cloth guiding nlGElIlS. f i

of the cloth guiding means *and its association with the cloth roll.

rlflie loom frame l may be of usual construction and of any appropriatecharacter,v

and in the present instance of the inventiou the front portion of theloom is provided with guides 2, a pair at each side of the loom, betweenwhich is mouuted the cloth roll shaft support 3,y on the top portion ofwhich is supported the 'cloth roll shaft fl.V

As usual in looms of this general construction, the cloth roll shaftsupport 3 is provided 'With rack teeth 5 which engage pinions 6 mountedon a lower spring controlled shaft 7 for normally pressing the clothroll shaft t in an upward direction and yet permitting yielding movementof the cloth roll shaft 'downwardly as the cloth is wound thereon duringthe action of :the .take-up mechanism of the 'loom. The i cloth rollguide constituting the present invention is hel'ein shown with the abovedescribed character of cloth roll shaft support 8, but it is obviousthat it may be associated' with any) other usual type of support. w

Inaccordancepwith the present invention, the cloth guiding means isassociated' with' the cloth roll shaft support, and one at each side ofthe loom, With the result that one or the other of the cloth guidingmeans will 'act upon the cloth as it is wound upon the cloth roll shaft4; to maintain the selvage edges of the cloth in superposed relation. i'

The cloth roll guide comprises a body member 8 which may be formed ofsuitable material and preferably, though not neces sarily, of wood, andthe cloth guiding face of the body member isplain, smooth andunobstructed, to act upon the cloth selvage. The body member 8 ispreferably provided with a concave portion 9 of a contour to embrace aportion of the cloth roll shaft 4:, as indicated in Fig. 2. v w

In orderto properly associate thebody member 8 of the cloth guidingmeans with the cloth roll shaft supports7 a novel char acter of bracketmeans is employed which is of simple character, readilyapplied to loomsnow in use, and of'resiliency to a degree suf-4 ficient to'actyieldinglyupon the' cloth selvages. y

As more fully shown by vFig. 2,1,the body member 8 has Secured thereto abracket 10 which may be appropriately held to the body member byw screwbolts w11. Which pass through the flat extension of'the bracket andthrough, or partially throughj the body member 8.

Thebracket 10 has an outwardly 'deflected portion' 12 and is preferablyformed of re eo i silient materialq such as sheet metal, and extendingfrom jthe outwardly deflected por-4 tion' 12 the bracket 10 lis providedwith a seeuring' portion 113 which is in substantial paralle'lism withthe outer face of the vbody member '8 and spaced therefrhm to receive av lllJ securing bolt- 14, Whereby the eloth guide or body member 8 isheld in position to guide the cloth selvages as the cloth is Wound uponthe cloth shaft 4. y

As indicated more particularly in Fig. the seeuring portion 13 of thebracket Vis provided With a slot 15 extending substan: tially parallelwith' the body portion 8 of the cloth' guide, and, as shown, such slot15 may be appropriately formed by a bifurcation of the secnring portion13.

The securing bolt llis provided With a head 16 and the spaced relationbetween the body member 81 and theisecuring portion 13 'i of theybracketalfords ready access to thehead of the bolt for turning it to secure thecloth guide to the eloth roll support 3.

i The bracket as shown is preferably,

though not necessa-rily, formed of a single piece, and itsoutniardyextension 12 is produced by bending thesing'le piece ofmaterial outwardly and then hending the outward portion upwardly, asindicated in Fig. 2, to form the securi-ng portion 13, Which is thus inseparated or spaced relation With the outer face of the body member 8.The resiliency of the outward extension 12 of'the bracket provides asimple and yetieffectve means for yieldingly holding the cloth guide orbody member 8 in operat-ive relation With the sidesI of the cloth roll,and yet permits yieldng movement of the eloth guides to accommodate forany slight variation in the endsof the clothroll; i i 1 The length ofthe eloth guide or body member 8 should be equal to or greater than thefinal radius of the cloth Wound upon the cloth roll shaft, in order thatthe cloth lguide may act upon the eloth roll continnously during thewinding. operation.

The securing bolt 14 ispreferably threadf ed and its threaded portionenters a recess in the top portion of the cloth roll shaft support 3,yso thatby manipulation of the headl of the'bolt in the space between thebody portionjVS and the securing portion 1:3 of the bracket, theclothguidemay be' readily assembled With the cloth roll shaft supe port3 without disorganizing the assembled parts-in the loom., p i

The slotted'portion 15 or bifui'cated securing portion 13 affords readymeans for, adjustment of the'clothfruide or body men'iber 8,towaiwlsiand from the eloth :roll shaft 4.,

and suchadjustinent may be readily'inade because the bolt head 16 isreadily aceessible by tool for manipulating the seouringflbolt;

It Will be apparent from the invention as hereinbeforedescribed, that avery simple, etl'ectiye and laterally yieldafble cloth guide isproridedflfor each end of the cloth as itis Wound upon the cloth rollshaft Whereby 'the selvages of the eloth are caused to be superposed inproper relation.

lVliat is claimed is:

1. ln a loom, the combination of a cloth roll shaft, a support for theend thereof, an end guide for the cloth as it is Wonnd upon the clothroll shaft, a siniporting;I bracket for the end guide having anoutwariiillfyY defleot'ed portion provided With an angular 'extensionseparated from the outer face of the cloth roll guide, and zr singlesecuring bolt passing through the extension for securing the cloth rollgudeito the cloth roll shaft support.

2. In a loom, the combination of' a cloth roll shaft, supports for theends of the shaft, end Iguides for the cloth it ie Wonnd upon the elothroll ishafti. a supporting bracket for each of the end guides having anoutwardly deflected portion provided With an extension snbstantially atright angles to the out- Wardly deflected portion and spaced from theouter face of the cloth guide, and a seeurino' bolt-passion through theextension for seem-ing the guide to the cloth roll shaft support. i

ln a loon'1,tl1e cloth roll shaft, supports y for the ends thereof, andparallel end guides to cooperate With and maintain flat the enda of thecloth Wound upon the eloth roll; shaft, each of said end guidescomprising a flat body member, a bracket Secured to tl'iefmter face ofthe body member and rn'orided With an outwardly bent portion terminatingin a slotted securingr portionlsnbstantially parallel to the body memberand spaced filmrefrom, and a securingr bolt passion through thesecurine' portion for seenring the body member to the cloth roll shaftsupport.

' 41-. A eloth rollpguide for loonis. comprising a body member,abraclret Secured to the body member and having an oiiitwardlycxtendinnf resilient portion, a securing. portion eXtend ing from theresilient portionparallel to the body member and spaccdtlierefrom, andaU seem-inaY boltpassing through the sccuringr portion and having a headtliereof between the .f-:ecuring' portion and the router slfu'lhce ofthe body member. i i

5. A cloth roll .e'nide for looms, comprieing a body member to inaintainflat the ende of the roll of cloth, a bolt for setturing the body memberin operative position. and a bracket Secured to the body member andhaving an outn'ardly detlected portion ter mihatinp' in a slottedsecurinnr portionparallel to the body member and spar-ed theref fromwfto provide a ready access to the bolt. In testimony ni'h'ereof,n'ehavn signed our names to this specili'atioin i enfas Mooon' anar-InnL. erinran,

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